• If you find that you're moving, copying, or deleting the same files over and over, you can use File Commander to make a simple command that does it for you.  When you run the command, your files will be moved, copied, or deleted just as if you'd done it yourself.

• File Commander includes a Wizard for creating new commands, with easy step-by-step instructions.  There are no scripts to write and no technical jargon to understand.

Installation Notes • Download • Screen Shots • FAQ • Accessibility • Acknowledgements and Awards

Installation Notes

To install and use File Commander, your system will need:

• Windows^® 98, Windows^® ME, Windows^® 2000, Windows^® XP, Windows^® Vista (32-bit) or Windows^® 7 (32-bit)

• Approximately 2.0 MB of free disk space

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Download

Run the File Commander setup (click on the link and pick Run or Open).  The setup program will download and open the installation package.  Then just follow the installation instructions.

Once File Commander has been installed, look for File Commander in the Administrative Tools menu off the Start Menu.  Click on it to start the File Commander Wizard and proceed from there.

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To get the latest fixes for File Commander version 1, you can install File Commander 1.5 beta for Windows^® XP, Windows^® Vista (32-bit), and Windows^® 7 (32-bit).  After beta testing, version 1.5 will become the "official" File Commander version while version 2 is in development.

For a preview of File Commander version 2, you can install File Commander 2.0 beta for Windows^® XP, Windows^® Vista^® (32-bit or 64-bit), and Windows^® 7 (32-bit or 64-bit).  Version 2 is the "development" version of File Commander.  As new features are added, they'll be released for beta testing.

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Screen Shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the command line to run a File Command?

The command line for running a File Command is as follows:

"C:\Program Files\File Commander\FC" /run "<the command file name>"

For example, to run a command named "Weekly Backup":

"C:\Program Files\File Commander\FC" /run "Weekly Backup"

The quotation marks are optional and are required only if the file name contains spaces.  You can actually specify more than one file name, and each of the command files will be run in sequence.

If you run the "C:\Program Files\File Commander\FC" program with no parameters, it will show a window that explains it's command line parameters.

How to I run a command with the Windows^® Task Scheduler?

Just add a new task in the Task Scheduler and use the command line format shown above.  If you want the command to run silently, you can change the command slightly as follows:

"C:\Program Files\File Commander\FC" /run /s "<the command file name>"

Why doesn't File Commander work with a CD or DVD drive?

The purpose of File Commander is to move, copy, and delete files in exactly the same way it's done by the Windows^® Explorer.  This is accomplished by using the same internal Windows^® functions that Windows^® Explorer uses.

Unfortunately, a completely different set of Windows^® functions are used for CD and DVD drives.  At this time, File Commander doesn't use these special functions, so it doesn't work with CD and DVD drives.

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Accessibility

For those with visual impairment, File Commander supports Microsoft^® Active Accessibility (MSAA), and is designed for compatibility with Window-Eyes from GW Micro Inc.

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Acknowledgements and Awards

                                                          

Thanks to Ken Huber for helping with accessibility testing.

Thanks to Michael Plant for his patient assistance.

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